Chris Hemsworth may play a superhero on screen, but even Thor cannot defeat airport security. The actor recently revealed that he, wife Elsa Pataky and their children were once denied boarding for an international flight because of a passport mix-up. During an interview with Harper’s Bazaar Arabia, Hemsworth admitted that he accidentally brought his daughter’s passport instead of one of his sons’ passports. The Marvel star, who shares daughter India Rose and twin sons Sasha and Tristan with Pataky, tried to talk his way through the situation by insisting the document belonged to the child traveling with him. Unfortunately, airport officials were not convinced.
Hemsworth joked that his children “kind of look the same,” but Pataky immediately corrected him, making the story even funnier. The actor recalled telling the security agent that the passport belonged to his child, only to be told that the document clearly showed a different gender.
Unsurprisingly, the family could not board the flight.
The moment is funny because it feels surprisingly relatable. Celebrity travel is usually associated with private jets, luxury vacations and perfectly planned itineraries, but this story is proof that even famous families can be defeated by basic parenting chaos.
Hemsworth and Pataky, who married in 2010, have mostly kept their children away from constant public attention. However, the kids have occasionally appeared alongside their parents. India Rose had a small role in Thor: Love and Thunder, while Sasha and Tristan recently appeared in Pataky’s Spanish-language series The Tribute.
Still, Hemsworth has made it clear that he wants his children to enjoy a normal childhood before stepping too far into the entertainment world. He previously said that there is plenty of time for acting later, but childhood should come first.
That makes the passport story feel even more like a normal family moment. Behind the fame, global travel and blockbuster career, Hemsworth was simply a dad at the airport trying to fix a mistake and failing spectacularly.
At least now he has a travel lesson for the future: check every passport twice before leaving the house.